Roy Shimonishi, who established family diner The Hungry Lion on Nuuanu Ave. Maurice Sullivan, who not only founded Foodland Supermarket in 1948, but, in 1968, brought the first McDonald’s to the Islands.

Robert Taira, opened his first bakery in 1950 in Hilo, Robert’s Bakery, and introduced refrigerated bakery products to Hilo. He went on to establish King’s Bakery in Honolulu.

The Hawaii Restaurant Association’s First Annual Hall of Fame inductees were honored in 2007. They are:

Roy and Jane Asato, of K.C. Drive-In and Wisteria restaurants.

Francis and Charles Higa, the brothers who started Zippy’s in 1966.

David Hill, of Canlis restaurant and Hill Hawaii sales.

Tosh Kaneshiro, who opened the original Columbia Inn in Chinatown in December of 1941.